While the majority of people make their required court appearances, the consequences of missed appearances quickly spiral for court users and the court system. The scale of the problem is immense: missed appearances are a leading cause of warrants/jail and cost courts across the country millions of dollars each year. Despite the costs, the status quo approach (bench warrants, fines, license suspensions, and jail) doesn’t respond to the real reasons most people miss court, and so doesn’t solve the problem.